Manitoba boy, 10, killed in snowmobile collision
Posted December 23, 2024 12:15 pm.
Police say a 10-year-old boy is dead after a snowmobile collision near a town southwest of Winnipeg Sunday evening.
Pembina Valley RCMP say it happened on a private property about six kilometres north of Rosebank around 7:40 p.m.
The boy was reportedly operating a snowmobile with a group of family members when he side-swiped a fence. He lost control of the vehicle and collided with a tree, according to authorities.
The boy was taken to hospital where he died of his injuries.
Mounties say he was wearing a helmet and other safety equipment at the time of the collision.
Pembina Valley River RCMP and a collision reconstructionist are investigating.
